Čimelice

Čimelice
Čimelice
Municipality
	Aerial view
	Flag Coat of arms
	Čimelice Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°27′56″N 14°4′9″E / 49.46556°N 14.06917°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Bohemian
District	Písek
First mentioned	1400
Area
• Total	10.29 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2023-01-01)
• Total	1,011
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	398 04
Website	www.cimelice.cz

Čimelice (German: Tschimelitz) is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Krsice is an administrative part of Čimelice.

Etymology[edit]

The name is derived from the personal name Čmel, meaning "the village of Čmel's people". For easier pronunciation, an 'i' was inserted in the name.^[2]

Geography[edit]

Čimelice is located about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Písek and 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Prague. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The Skalice River (a tributary of the Otava) flows through the municipality. In the municipality there are several large fishponds: Bisingrovský, Lipšice, Nerestec, Stejskal, Valný and Zástava. Small ponds of Kostelák and Pivovarský are in the centre of Čimelice.

History[edit]

The first written mention of Čimelice is from 1400. The village of Krsice was founded in 1233. After 1720, a set of connected fishponds was established here.^[3]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	1,176	—
1880	1,223	+4.0%
1890	1,190	−2.7%
1900	1,127	−5.3%
1910	1,106	−1.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	1,105	−0.1%
1930	1,017	−8.0%
1950	936	−8.0%
1961	1,018	+8.8%
1970	1,017	−0.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	1,033	+1.6%
1991	1,074	+4.0%
2001	1,045	−2.7%
2011	974	−6.8%
2021	944	−3.1%

Source: Censuses^[4]^[5]

Transport[edit]

Čimelice lies along the I/4 road, which replaces the unfinished section of the D4 motorway from the South Bohemian Region to Prague.

Čimelice is located on the railway line Prague–České Budějovice.^[6]

Sights[edit]

The most notable landmarks are the Church of Holy Trinity and the Čimelice Castle with its English park. The church was built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, and expanded with a tower built in 1800–1820.^[3] The castle was built in 1728–1730.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
^ Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 348.
^ ^a ^b "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Čimelice. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Písek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Čimelice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
^ "Zámek Čimelice" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.

[2] Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 348.

[history-3] "Historie" (in Czech). Obec Čimelice. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

[4] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Písek" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.

[5] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[6] "Detail stanice Čimelice" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2024-02-27.

[7] "Zámek Čimelice" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Retrieved 2022-08-31.

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